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Campus Life
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All ASSU constitutional amendments fail

Jessica Zhu
  •  
May 3, 2021
News
The 24th meeting of the 22nd Undergraduate Senate. (Screenshot: MALAYSIA ATWATER/The Stanford Daily)

Amendment to change Undergraduate Senate voting system to be placed on ASSU Election ballot

Malaysia Atwater
  •  
April 12, 2021
News
The 14th meeting of the 22nd Undergraduate Senate. (Screenshot: SAM CATANIA/The Stanford Daily)

Some senators push for higher stipends

Marli Bosler and Sam Catania
  •  
Jan. 19, 2021
News
The 10th meeting of the 22nd Undergraduate Senate. (Screenshot: SAM CATANIA/The Stanford Daily)

Undergraduate Senate unanimously passes resolution in support of unhousing Greek organizations

Sam Catania and Tammer Bagdasarian
  •  
Oct. 30, 2020
Student Government
The Undergraduate Senate met via Zoom on Thursday night. (Photo: ANNA WANG/The Stanford Daily)

Undergraduate Senate streamlines institutional knowledge transfer

Anna Wang
  •  
Oct. 9, 2020
Student Government
Undergraduate senators debated urging the University to eliminate the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) exam as a requirement for graduate studies admissions at their Thursday meeting. (Screenshot courtesy of Sam Catania)

GSC representative fields questions from undergraduate senators on elimination of GRE, implementing anti-racist policies

Michaela Guo and Sam Catania
  •  
Sept. 24, 2020
News
Senators created a new "ASSU Librarian" role tasked with preserving knowledge at their meeting on Tuesday. (Photo: MICHAEL ESPINOSA / The Stanford Daily)

Undergraduate Senate votes to create librarian, tables term length discussions

Michael Espinosa
  •  
Feb. 25, 2020
Student Government
The current Undergraduate Senate holds a meeting. Candidates for next year's Senate, along with other ASSU positions, will campaign virtually from May 11 to 17. Students will vote from May 18 to May 19, and election results will be released to the student body on May 22. (Photo: KATE SELIG/The Stanford Daily)

Undergraduate Senate allows Stanford African Students Association to petition for funding request to be placed on ballot

Kate Selig
  •  
Feb. 18, 2020
News
The Undergraduate Senate meets in person last year. This year, meetings will be held virtually. (Photo: MICHAEL ESPINOSA / The Stanford Daily)

Senate discusses increasing term length

Michael Espinosa
  •  
Feb. 11, 2020
Student Government
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Senate considers bill to require student groups to report diversity metrics for funding applications

Sonja Hansen
  •  
Oct. 1, 2019
News
PATRICK MONREAL/The Stanford Daily

Senate passes three bills in final meeting of the school year

Patrick Monreal
  •  
May 29, 2019
News
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Senate discusses committee reform, continues in-house elections

Patrick Monreal
  •  
May 7, 2019
Humor
PATRICK MONREAL / The Stanford Daily

Netflix renews ‘Real Housewives of the ASSU’

Patrick Monreal
  •  
April 1, 2019
News
ZORA LLUNGA-REED / The Stanford Daily

Senate considers placing coterm on ballot, increasing election turnovers and reducing course fees

Zora Ilunga-Reed
  •  
March 6, 2019
News
JULIA INGRAM / The Stanford Daily

All but one of 54 candidates secure necessary signatures to get on spring elections ballot

Udani Satarasinghe
  •  
March 4, 2019
The Undergraduate Senate can create change on campus in two main ways. Senators can either create and pass legislation individually or collaborating with other Senators in committees. They can can also work to create change through individual projects, often related to promises made in their platforms.

Senators struggle to keep campaign promises, create transparency

Zora Ilunga-Reed
  •  
Jan. 24, 2019
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Senate passes resolution supporting disability community center

Erin Woo
  •  
Jan. 16, 2019
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Senate rejects D’Souza funding request over alcohol costs

Zora Ilunga-Reed and Erin Woo
  •  
Nov. 28, 2018
(ALYSSA DIAZ/The Stanford Daily)

In aftermath of election, Senate debates who gets 15th seat

Erin Woo
  •  
April 18, 2018
Main Quad scenic, stock photo

The 2018 Undergraduate Senate Elections: A Primer

Brian Contreras
  •  
April 11, 2018
The Stanford Daily

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